Tuk Tuk Treats

Farizeh Salahuddin speaks to Food Factor about growing up in Salloos Restaurant, her love for baking and the setting up of Tuk Tuk Treats in Sri Lanka.

K’s Kitchen

With home-based food businesses booming post-pandemic restrictions, K’s Kitchen is a recent addition to the industry that was welcomed with much fanfare, love and support. The chef behind the brand, Kesara Kahandaliyanage (more popularly known as ‘K’) is on the autism spectrum and for as long as he can remember, he has always dreamed of starting his own food business.

ME Colombo Mediterranean Menu

ME Colombo, a city hotel found in the heart of Colombo (just near Havelock Town) unveiled their new Mediterranean menu on Friday 2nd October 2020. I popped in to see what they had to offer and take a look inside this beautifully designed hotel.

Quarantine Home Bakers: Bird and Bear Kitchen & The Yummiest

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home businesses are changing the game and have overcome the odds of running a business during the quarantine. Here’s how they did it.

Darley Road Pub and Restaurant Revamped

Located inside the Excel World premises in Maradana the revamped version of Darley Rd (Yes the Restaurant is named after a road) is a luxurious English pub and restaurant. Another venture by the Browns Group which handles the “Four Leafed Clover” and many other well-known restaurants around Colombo, the high quality of the food and drinks is guaranteed.

Dish It Out: Nisha Tucker

How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, Nisha Tucker takes our Q&A! @nisha_tucker is an Instagram food page we’ve all collectively drooled on at one point or another. On this week’s Dish it Out, Nisha talks to us about her personal food philosophies and pet peeves and whipping up delicious Sri Lankan meals while living in Dubai.

New menu at Park Street Mews

’’We are mindful of these challenging times we are presently going through. But on a positive note, we introduce a fresh, varied and exciting menu to suit everyone’s taste and offer a delightful twist to the ordinary.” - Harpo Goneratne. The Park Street Mews Restaurant is set to introduce their more than colourful menu on October 5th 2020 and we got to try out a few dishes, just to see what they had going on before opening day.

Sushi Ru: Delicious Sushi with excellent value for money

Sushi Ru, a homegrown venture by sushi enthusiast Ruzaila Zivar Mukthar is a much welcome addition to the sushi scene; providing sushi that will appeal to any Sri Lankan palate (including that sushi hating family member or friend) without leaving a significant dent in your wallet!

Quarantine Home Bakers: Bakes By Vedette & Enough Love

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home businesses are changing the game and have overcome the odds of running a business during the quarantine. Here’s how they did it.

All Your Kottu Dreams Come to Life at Kottulabs

Kottulabs is a restaurant situated in Nawala, hidden away in the suburbs. This amazing creation came to life in February of 2018 as a shared idea of four friends. With extremely different palates, each of them has wanted completely different types of kottu, but they have never been able to find a place that would cater to each of their needs and make the perfect kottu just the way they wanted.

Trendy Food and Unforgettable Memories at Level 4

Located right opposite the Colombo City Hotel where the old Exchange Pub used to be, the New and Revamped “Level 4” Pub has taken its place. For those that prefer a very chilled out and relaxed ambience, they have a beautiful rooftop dining area with an amazing view of Colombo. They also offer indoor seating downstairs complete with the bar and a DJ, so whatever mood you are in, this is the place for you.

L.A.B. Lounge Hilton Colombo

While the Hilton Colombo isn’t the largest Hotel known to the Colombo skyline, it has always undoubtedly carried its own kind of class and sophistication throughout the years. Walking into the famed hotel on what seemed to be a relatively quiet Saturday night, I was excited to try out the L.A.B. lounge and find out what all the hype was about.

Quarantine Home Bakers: Urban Oven

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home businesses are changing the game and have overcome the odds of running a business during the quarantine. Here’s how they did it.

Quarantine Home Bakers: Munch Munch

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home businesses are changing the game and have overcome the odds of running a business during quarantine. Here’s how they did it.

Newest Creations by Mad Curry Skills by Chari

Mad Curry Skills by Chari is run by Charindi Meegasthanna, who is a huge foodie and she has always been inquisitive to try out new recipes and dishes. Working a nine to five job as a designer, she had been feeling drained and uninspired, so she tried a few paths to see what sparks her interest.

Alhambra: A Little Piece of India

Colombo is home to a number of places to eat all kinds of different cuisines, with most of them yet to be discovered by the masses. One such place would be the (more than timely) Indian restaurant “Alhambra” which is found tucked away inside the famous hotel Ramada in Colombo. The restaurant actually predates the hotel itself and yet holds the exact same structure it did when it first opened its doors.

Quarantine Home Bakers - Part 17

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home businesses are changing the game and have overcome the odds of running a business during the quarantine. Here’s how they did it.

Flavors - Truly Indian

It has been ages since I sat down for dinner at a restaurant and I see no way to get back to it other than with a hankering for some good old fashioned Indian food! I got the chance to visit “Flavors” down at Galadari Hotel and see what they had to offer.

Momo Stations

New Menu at the Thai Cuisine Boulevard

Located down Queen’s Road Colpetty, the Thai Cuisine Boulevard, as the name suggests, is one of the best in Colombo for Thai based cuisine. It has quite a nice ambience, so if you want to host an Executive lunch, a formal family gathering or even go on a high-end date then this is the place for you! They recently introduced a new menu with many authentic Thai dishes.

Graze Kitchen

Offering one of Colombo’s best multi-cuisine buffets, the Graze Kitchen at Hilton Colombo is busy and bustling on a Friday afternoon having recently opened the restaurant for buffet dining post-COVID-19 restrictions.

Feed Me Festival

Noticing the number of new entrepreneurs who have launched their own culinary enterprises during lockdown fellow entrepreneurs Rayhana Jiffry and Shifani Mahroof have decided to launch the first-ever Feed Me Festival at the Prana Lounge on 30th August from 10am to 4pm.

Easy Dough by Eshanee De Zoysa

As of late, more and more people are venturing into their kitchens and experimenting with new recipes and delighting in hearty home-cooked meals. While many look forward to the joys of creating food from scratch, time constraints and limited knowledge of certain techniques result in forgoing home-cooked goodness for supermarket products. Making your life a little bit easier is Eshanee De Soyza of Easy Dough.

Quarantine Home Bakers

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home businesses are changing the game and have overcome the odds of running a business during the quarantine. Here’s how they did it.

Gourmet by Mövenpick

Movenpick Colombo recently introduced its own delivery platform, offering a wide array of their delicious Gourmet lineup of meals to the comfort of your home via www.gourmet.movenpickcolombo.com.

Quarantine Home Bakers - Part 14

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home businesses are changing the game and have overcome the odds of running a business during quarantine. Here’s how they did it.

Quarantine Home Bakers

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home businesses are changing the game and have overcome the odds of running a business during the quarantine.

WTF - Delicious Delicacies

On WTF this week, I check out the all-new high tea menu at Mövenpick. Mouth-watering savoury treats, a laidback environment and multi-tier creations of delectable sweets are just some of the reasons why afternoon tea at the Mövenpick Hotel Colombo is sheer indulgence.

Dish It Out - Shalini Fernando

How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, Shalini Fernando of Isle of Gelato takes our Q&A. Forever changing the way we look at gelato, Shalini Fernando is one of the two faces behind Sri Lanka’s artisanal gelato brand ‘Isle of Gelato’.

A Dosa Fiesta at the Ports of Call

Located inside Taj Samudra, The Ports of Call is not an unfamiliar name to Foodies in Sri Lanka. The restaurant itself is very cosy and it has a view of the pool to give off a relaxed ambience. The highlight, however, is the food. We’ve heard a lot about their buffets and having reviewed them once before we knew we were going in for a treat.